How realistic is this figure of $25 billion?

I don't think anybody sitting here wants our oversight to morph into a blank check scenario.

It's not honoring the Constitution when we relinquish our constitutional authority without requiring the specificity.

Secretary Roche, I would like a detailed plan as to how the Air Force is going to publicize this denial of confidentiality so that women cadets and potential cadets are fully informed.

While I am pleased to know there are several briefings on sexual harassment, sexual harassment is not the same as sexual assault.

Senator Nelson is concerned about the same issue I am concerned about; what has happened to the NNSA budget.

I would like in a more secure environment, Admiral, to discuss with you the question of North Korea having shot an intercontinental ballistic missile over Japan and what you think their intentions are.

So in 3 months what you envision, do I understand, is a replacement of these existing U.S., French, Canadian, and Chilean troops by some other international team?

Secretary England, has the Navy performed any analysis of the current strategic conditions, force protection, and risk relative to the establishment of a second base on the Atlantic coast for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers?

Is the DOD wrong here and does the Air Force really mean to say it has resolved the problem of sexual assault?

I confronted him with all of those, and he was not cooperative.

I confronted him about the withholding of those funds.

It might be something worth exploring, and I would respectfully suggest that that is in the interests of the United States.

We have spent, as you stated in your testimony, billions of dollars down in Colombia.

if these sexual assault briefings are held separately from the sexual harassment briefings, is it in order to underscore the difference in severity?

Secretary England, how much would it cost to establish a second base on the Atlantic coast?

Secretary England, what were the costs (in then year and current dollars) that the Navy incurred in establishing a second nuclear carrier base on the Pacific coast?

If the uniformed leadership of the Air Force recommends that the Service retain an installation, facility, activity, or capability, such as the Air Force's test and evaluation centers, will you support them throughout the BRAC process?